Ron and Ellen Bruining

My name is Ellen Bruining-van Ommen and together with my husband Ron we are visual artists.

In 2008 I started in the world of art, mainly focusing on sculpting. I noticed that while sculpting I was transported to another world;
a living mirror that reflects my attitude to life and tests my “self”.

In 2016 I made the leap to share my art with the art world.

I have my own studio at home, where I have been making sculptures/art with Ron since the beginning of 2023 and continue as Ron and Ellen Bruining. For us, making images is the conscious creation of something that evokes positive emotions.

Ron does the heavy work as well as the technical part and Ellen works intuitively on the stones. Together we mainly create organic and often symbolic work. The combination of the natural and weathered wood, the quirky stone and the sturdy steel amazes us every time!

We are always looking for wonder in our work, but we are also fascinated by the elusive in life.

Our vision is that everything unique that the earth produces is reflected in the material we use. The combination of the natural weathered wood with the quirky nature of the stone and the ruggedness of steel radiates life force. In nature you often see a symbiosis between organisms and we show that this also exists between these materials. Our work is about life and shows what concerns us as humans on an emotional level. That is why we use materials from nature; this is closest to our natural being.

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